Dear President Garimella, On January 21, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) rescinded its policy restricting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity in sensitive areas such as schools, healthcare facilities, and places of worship. This reversal of policy allows DHS, ICE and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to freely conduct operations in these … Read more
Yesterday (January 31, 2025,) Rhode Island Judge John McConnell, acting on a lawsuit spearheaded by 23 states, including Arizona, blocked the Trump Administrations attempt to freeze federal spending that had already been approved by Congress and signed into law by the Biden/Harris Administration. He is the second judge to issue a freeze. Last week, D.C. … Read more
In a video posted on Instagram, Tucson Mayor Regina Romero sought to reassure Tucsonans that she and the City Council will work to ensure that they will exercise all legal options to stop Trump/Vance Administration efforts to block allocated federal funds from coming to the city. The transcript of the Mayor’s comments is below: Hi … Read more
The Lincoln Project has been hard at work on the opposition front producing stellar video ads reminding the American People how dangerous the team and policy aspirations of the new Trump/Vance Administration are. In their latest ad, “A Message to the US Senate,” they implore the American People to contact their Senators and tell them … Read more
Ah, Arizona’s legislature—where the solution to every minor inconvenience is a brand-new law, preferably one that already exists. This time, the scourge of society isn’t foreign entities stealing our state’s ground water, contradictory border security narratives, or Republicans’ love affair with school vouchers for the wealthy. No, the real crisis—the one that demands immediate legislative … Read more